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Josef von Sternberg

Josef von SternbergBorn: 29-May-1894
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 22-Dec-1969
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Last Command

Military service: US Army Signal Corps (photographer, 1917-)

Wife: Riza Royce (m. 1926, div. 1930)
Girlfriend: Marlene Dietrich (long term relationship)
Wife: Jean Avette McBride (m. 1945, div. 1947)
Wife: Meri Otis Wilner (m. Oct-1948, until his death, one son)
Son: Nicholas Josef von Sternberg (b. 22-Jan-1951)

    Hollywood Anti-Nazi League
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6401 Hollywood Blvd.

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Jet Pilot (Oct-1957)
    The Saga of Anatahan (28-Jun-1953)
    Macao (30-Apr-1952)
    The Shanghai Gesture (25-Dec-1941)
    Sergeant Madden (24-Mar-1939)
    The King Steps Out (12-May-1936)
    Crime and Punishment (22-Nov-1935)
    The Devil is a Woman (15-Mar-1935)
    The Scarlet Empress (15-Sep-1934)
    Blonde Venus (16-Sep-1932)
    Shanghai Express (2-Feb-1932)
    An American Tragedy (5-Aug-1931)
    Dishonored (4-Apr-1931)
    Morocco (14-Nov-1930)
    The Blue Angel (1-Apr-1930)
    Thunderbolt (20-Jun-1929)
    The Docks of New York (16-Sep-1928)
    The Last Command (22-Jan-1928)
    Underworld (20-Aug-1927)
    The Salvation Hunters (1-Feb-1925)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Epic That Never Was (1965) · Himself


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